The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-08-26
SLAVERY IN BRAZIL.
H1ovlslons lGade for Freeing the BondsmAl
Held In the Emn1re.

R1evlsions lGsds for Freeing the Benasm0
Held In the Empire.
In 1871 law was passed in the Bra-
Gillian Chambers or Parliament provid-
ing for the gradual emancipation Of all
the slaves in the empire. and requiring
. registration by masters of all slAveA
Such slaves as were not registered by .
certain date were to be declared FREQ
by the terms of the law. There were
then about 1900. 900 slaves in the coun-
try. The law also gave unconditional
freedom to all slaves who had veached
or should thereafter reach the age Of
60 years.
In 1855 the humber Of registered
slaves was found to be not greater than
1,2OO.OOO
At the opening of the Chamber in
May, Mr.. Alfonso Celso, prominent
member, and son of a former Premier
of the same name, offered bill for the
immediate freeing of the repaining
slaves The following are its chief pro-
visions:
All slaves registered throughout tho
whole of the empire of Brazil are de-
clared to be free from the date of tho
PRONUNCIATION of the present law.
Those who are free from bondage in
virtue Of this law are obliged to labor
for the space of two years in the SER
vice of their former masters, but this
service shall be nOn-transferable from
any cause whatsoever
From this obligation shall be accept
ed the following: (D. Those who shall
redeem themselves from service by
payment of such service in money. In
this case the value of such service. for
the full term of two years, shall in no
case be valued ut more than 5000. For
the purpose Of making this valuation.
the clauses in the recent awN1886)
and in that of November Is, 1872. shall
be continued in full force. (2). Those
who have reached fifty years of age.
and also those who shall hereafter
reach that age within the specified time
Of two years, shall be declared ipso
tacto free, and shall at once enter into
the enjoyment Of their freedom. Tho
age of the slave. for this purpose. shall
be determined by the registry; proof
to the contrary shall only be admitted
when this proof shall be in favor of tho
liberty of the slave.
When either one Of married couple
shall have acquired his or her freedom
from rendering obligatory service,
through whatever cause, the other shall
likewise be freed ut once and without
any conditions whatever. Freedmen.
during the two years in which they are
obliged to render service under tho
present law. shall be paid just wages or
salary, have full right to suitable cloth
ing and proper food, and to necessary
medical treatment and care should
they become i'll or incspacitated.
All cx-mssters who shall not faith.
fully carry out the obligations and du-
ties imposed by the preceding para.
graph. shall lose all claim or right
whatever to the services of their for.
mer slaves, now become freedmen. All
taxes and revenues destined to the fund
of emancipation by preceding laws and
regulations shall be employed for the
use of establishments of practical and
professional education designed for tho
children of freedmen. and for the en-
dowment of asylums for freedmen who
may hereafter become incapacitated for
work by disease or accident-M O.
Picayune.